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tertain the party of Seattle excursion- J
ists to California, when they arrive In j
Portland at 3 o'clock next Saturday
COLUMBIA VALLEY
HORD GIVES IT UP
the Commercial Club will meet the par
ty at the depot and special trolley cars
will be placed at the disposal of the
excursion o carry the sightseers
around the city. The trip to Portland
Heights, which so favorably impressed
the Tacoma . excursionists, is being
looked forward to with much pleasure
by the Seattle junketers.
In the evening a reception will be
held at the rooms of the Commercial
Club where short speeches will be
made and "opportunities offered for
becoming better acquainted. Manager
Bowers of the Portland Hotel has ten
dered the use of the hotel parlors -.to
the Seattle visitors while they are rest
ing or not otherwise engaged.
riarriman Retires From Fight
for Right of Way on the
North Bank.
The patry will leave in its special
Pullman train at'll:45 Saturday night
.if .
LEAVES THE FIELD TO HILL
ior cai norma.
THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, TnUKSDAY, MARCH 11, 1907.
o
.I en Paid Off and Material Sold
After $300,000 Is Spent Fierce
Rattle for Months Between
Rival Construction Crews.
Aftrr the most unique fig-lit for life
n Hie railroad annals orthe West, the
Columbia Valley Railroad, the Harrl
man company formed to build down
the north bank of the Columbia from
Vallula to Portland, has apparently
Klven up hopes of winning the contest
Tor lisrhts of way and hag suspended
operations.
The struKfrle of the Columbia Valley
will be known as the fight that failed."
The only remaining vestigre of the
rivalry between the Hill and Harriinan
Interests for possession of the north
hank is pending action in the land of
fice at Vancouver. Wash., wherein the
tarrlman road seeks to have its al
leged title to certain rights of way
confirmed. ' A decision on this may be
expected in a few weeks, when it is
expected that the losing side will ap
peal to the general land office, where
testimony and records of the case will
he reviewed and the decision of the
Vancouver office either upheld or con
tradicted, it is likely that a further
appeal will be taken to the Supreme
Court of the United States after the
land office authorities have passed
upon the matter.
Officials of the Columbia Valley
Railroad have been scattered. Presi
dent Gerlinger is taking a needed rest
In California. Chief Engineer Wise has
leen dism-issed because there is no fur
ther need for his services. Auditor
Cameron has also left the company, for
a like reason. W. E. Stowe, superin
tendent of construction, will leave the
voad at the end of the present month,
.lames B. Kerr. Northern Pacific coun
sel who was detailed by the Hill inter
ests to fight the battles of the Portland
& Seattle, has returned to his home in
St. Paul, after 38 months spent here
In the legal warfare between the two
roads. He regards the fight as set
tled in favor of the Hill road and docs
not expect to return.
Nothing Xeft but the Name.
Contractors and subcontractors in
the employ of the Columbia Valley
have been paid off and construction
materials belonging to the road have
been sold. .Workmen have been dis
missed. There is nothing left of the
Columbia Valley Railroad except the
sign on the door of President Gerlinger's
offices in the Chamber of Commerce
building: and this may be wiped off
any time with a benzined rag.
It will probably be 'eight 'months at
leRst before a final decision on the
pending land department cases is re
ceived. By fhiit time, U, is likely the
Portland & Seattle will be running
ira'ns.ovef Its' line down" the North
Kank. : Should any rights of way now
occupied by the Hill road be found to
be the rightful property of the Colum
bia Valley, it is likely that the-latter
will foe paid for its land, and the Port
land A Seattle allowed to remain in
possession.
The warfare for the north bank
grado lasted a year and a half and
was very bitter at times. Every means
of dislodging the rival crews which
were placed on the work -was resorted
to, from exploding dynamite among the
construction gangs and' rolling rocks
down from the bluffs upon them, to
securing processes from the courts. In
junctions, writs of various kinds and
condemnation suits issued . from the
Washington courts with startling fre
quency during the time the warfare
was at its height. One day the Hill
forces would hold a certain strategic
point: the next the Harriman contrac
tors would take possession by force of
numbers, only to be routed the next
day by a hand-to-hand conflict, rein
forcements having arrived overnight.
Hough Times on the North Bunk.
It was a dull day on the north bank
last Spring when there was not an
open conflict between rivat graders.
Men were wounded in the skirmishes
and more than once there was immi
nent danger of a pitched battle.
During the contest for the north
bank, the Harriman line has spent
about $300,000. Its. resources were
drawn from Harriman funds in New
York, which were checked out through
the offices of the auditor of the O. IX.
. N. From its beginning, the road's
good faith was attacked savagely by
the Hill people, who contended it was
intended to hamper the Portland &
Seattle and was never intended to be
built. This ciuestion of, good faith
proved disastrous to the Columbia Val
ley, for the courts held it was not a
bona fide project but sought only to
harass the HIM line and prevent its be
ing built. The consideration of public
policy was upheld by the courts In de
ciding against the Harriman road and
it was ruled that the intention to build
a railroad gave the men back of the
project the advantage, for it is to the
best interests of the people to have as
many railroads as possible.
ADVERTISE OTtKGOX SCENERY
llarrliuan system to Display Colum
bia Klver Views in East.
A scheme of advertising Oregon
scenery that is bound to win is that
Just outlined by William McMurray.
general passenger agent for the Harri
man lines in the Northwest. He has
directed the making of a large number
of enlargements of photographs of Col
umbia River scenery, which will he
framed and displayed in public places
In fllfferent parts of the country.
The photographs are by B. A. Glf
ford, of The Dalles, and are copyright
ed. They are excellent views and the
enlargements lose nothing of the
sharpness of detail of the original
negatives. The pictures are 30 by 43
inches and have been pronounced" the
best photographs of Oregon scenery
ever made. They are admirably adapt
ed to attract attention to this state, for
one who sees one of these pictures is
not likely to forget it. for a long time.
It is the plan of Mr. McMurray to make
Oregon as well known sccnlcally as
California.
TO KXTRKTAIX EXCURSIONISTS
t omiiierclal Bodies to Receive Seattle
Business Men.
Pi V'tlOu aic boiuf- raooe to en
TWO-CENT RATE IMPRACTICAL,
Special Agent of X. V. Central Says
Travel Cots Railroads More.
W. B. Jerome, special agent for the
New York Central lines at Chicago.
is spending a few days in Portland
looking after the business of the lines
he represents. Mr. Jerome thinks the
agitation for two-cent fares in several
states is unwise and says the railroads
cannot afford to carry passengers in
most sections for two cents a mile. .
"In the congested sections of New
York, between New Tork City and
Buffalo, where travel is very heavy
and there is practically one city for
the whole distance, the cost of carrying
passengers is one cent and a half a
mile." said Mr. Jerome. "This is under
tiie most favorable , conditions for the
railroads, where because of. the number
of passengers carried, the cost of haul
ing each passenger ' is reduced to a
minimum. Different conditions obtain
in the Western states and in other
Eastern states less thickly settled. 1
do not believe a two-cent fare would
be practical generally."
G. J. Bury Receives Splendid Offer.
G. J. Bury, of Calgary, general man
ager of the Western lines of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway, has been offered
a tempting proposition by the Rock
Island & Pacific system, which asked
Mr. Bury to become general manager
at the salary of JO.000 a year. Mr.
Bury is now considering the offer. His
present salary, while large, is far short
of the offer just made. He is one of
the best known railroad men of the
American continent and is considered a
manager of exceptional ability.
Joins "ew York Central.
H. C. Gardner, of H. A. Heppner
Co., and fornrerly with the Burlington,
will take the position of passenger
ai?ent for the New Tork Central lines
in the office of W. C. Seachrest, North
Pacific Coast agent, on April 1, suc
ceeding A. W. Moon, who has resigned
to go into the timber business . in
Southern Oregon.. Mr. Gardner is well
known about the city and will be given
a warm welcome by his brother railroaders.
JAPAN HEAVILY INVOLVED
FINANCIAL- CRASH PREDICTED
WHEN DEBTS COME DIE.
American Sees Much to Deprecate in
Japanese Character and Little
. .. , .- . TO praise.
"Japan will experience one of the
worst financial panics the world has
ever known within the next year," said
J. Kavanaugh in an interview yester
day. Mr. Kavanaugh is in the per
sonal employ of the Kmperor of. Korea
and recently returned from the Far
Kast. He was in Japan during the
Japanese-Russian war and has made a
careful study of conditions in the Ori
ent. He gives as the reasons for his
opinion the fact that the country is
taxed heavily since the war and that
millions of dollars worth of bonds have
been issued. When these bonds are
called in it is sure to cause a. financial
panic since the country is so heavily
in debt.
Mr. Kavanaugh, who is a native born
American, is not an admirer of the
Japanese people. "They are arrogant
because of their victory over Russia,"
said he, "and have treated Korea as a
conquered nation since the war. In
business dealings they are dishonest
and tricky. - The coolies and lower
classes are eager for a war with the
United States, but the high officials
recognize the folly of such a move.
The United States and Kngland are
both losing trade in the Orient while
Germany is forging to the front. This
may in time cause complications whicn
will involve a number of the world
powers in an armed -conflict.
"Should Japan and the United States
ever become involved In a war; the
Philippine Islands would be the point
of attack and it is almost an assured
fact that Japan would capture the is
lands before the Americans became
aware of what had happened. I con
sider the Philippine Islands one of the
greatest problems with which the Gov
ernment today has to deal."
Mr. Kavanaugh is a personal friend
of Dr. J. H. Wells, son of Dr. G. W.
Wells of Portland. Dr. J. H. Wells is
connected with the missionary society
in Korea. He has gained fame as a
surgeon and last year performed over
10.000 surgical operations. Mr. Kav
anaugh considers this the most essen
tial feature of missionary work in the
Orient. "If the missionary societies
would form a Union church and not
preach so many different doctrines and
send out a far greater number of doc
tors and nurses, something could be ac
complished in the missionary line." said
he. "but under the present system very
little can be done.'
Mr. Kavanaugh will spend a month
visiting in the East after which he will
return to Portland and sail from this
port to Korea.
FIGHT FORLITTLE GIRLS
Long L4al Struggle for Daughters
Transferred lo California.
U3S ANGELES. March IS. A spirited
ani prolonged fight between a divorced
man and wife for the possession of two
little girls, which has been going on in
the courts of Indiana and Ohio for Ave
years, has been transferred to Los
Angeles.
W. F. Godfrey, of Muncie. Ind., came
here two days ago in search of his two
daughters, Golga. aged 12. and Ruth,
aged 8, who were in the possession o his
former, wife. Mrs. Edward Long. He
located them at Long Beach, but the
mother refused to surrender them. God
frey secured a writ of habeas corpus
here today and with a Deputy Sheriff
has again gone to Long Beach in search
of the girls. '
According to Godfrey, he secured a
divorce from his wife and the custody
of their children In Muncie. Ind., in iSOl.
tter the divorced wife followed him to
Ohio and secured possession of the child-en
by testifying in court that he was
filial' -.
AN ABSOLUTE CE
RTA
INTY
It is important that the public at large should know the facts with reference to streetcar
service to Rose City Park. At this very moment hundreds of men are at work on Sandy
Road. They are tearing up the old roadbed, and yesterday over 300 yards had been
made ready for the setting of ties. Following this will be the laying of rails. This work
will be continued without cessation until the line has been Completed through Rose City
Park. This line will not stop at Rose City Park, but will continue through almost to the
City limits. The Railway Company has placed itself under contract to have the line
completed and cars running by Saturday, June 1, 1907. It is, therefore, AN ABSOLUTE
CERTAINTY that car service is a foregone conclusion.
GRADED STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
The presence of an army of men, equipped
with pick and shovel, and half a hundred horses,
all bent on the work of grading the streets of
Eose City Park, is sufficient evidence of the
company's intention in this ; regard. Every
street w;ill be graded, and the grade will be made
to conform with that which has been established
throughout the city by. the City Engineer. This
work was commenced a long time ago, and there
will be no let-up until-it -has been completed
in such a manner as to satisfy the wish of the
most exacting. If there is any one thing upon
which the company prides itself, it is the carry
ing out to the letter of the comprehensive plans
that have been arranged for the magnificent
street system in Rose City Park. Not a point
will be overlooked to make them the best in the
city limits. .
RIDE
OUT TO
ROSE CITY
PARK
WITH US
TODAY
IN ONE
OF OUR
AUTOMOBILES
THEY RUN
ALL
DAY LONG
One of the most pleasant features of the park
will be the continuity of cement sidewalks.
There will be no breaks, such as are found, when
individuals use their own time and convenience
to do such work. These walks will be laid, all
at one time and under one contract, so that there
will be a uniformity throughout the entire park.
These walks will be of a high grade and durable
material, in keeping with the general high plane
of all the improvements that are now being in
stalled. Many people have .questioned salesmen
of the company as to the certainty of this im
provement. It is important, therefore, that this
statement should be borne in mind bv all pros
pective purchasers. .' THE SIDEWALKS WILL
BE BUILT BY THE COMPANY, AND WILL
BE LAID JUST AS SOON AS THE CON
TRACTORS CAN GET TO WORK.
Lots $400 to $600 Each on Easy Payment Plan
& THOMPSO
HARTMAN
N
Ground Floor
BANKERS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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an unfit person to care for them. On
appeal of the case it was recently re
versed and he was again awarded control
of the children. He immediately sought
them here. .
Tongue Point Mill Reopens.
ASTORIA, Marth JS. (Special.) Af
ter being shut down for two days on
account of a strike , one department of
the .Tongrue Point Lumber Company's
mill was started up this morning, but
the entire plant will not be in opera
tion before next Monday. No arrange
ment has ben made with' the men as a
body, but those at work are taking
the full hour at noon and are working
10 hours a day. It' Is understood, how
ever, that later arrangements will be
made by which the men will be permit
ted to work 16 minutes later each even
ing and get off at 4:30 o'clock on Sat
urday afternoons.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, March 13. Maximum tem
perature, SI des-; minimum temperature.
3S de. River reading at 8 A. M.. 1 feet:
chance in last 24 hours, 0.1 feet. Total
precipitation, 3 P. M. to S P. M., 0.2 Inch:
total place September 1. 1S06. 34.3."i inche;
normal. Ss.ll inches, or excess O-Sr, Inches
Total sunshine March 12. t907, 2 hours and
2 minuttb; possible. 11 iiours and 43 miu-
utes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at
S P. M . 30.19 inchM. .
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
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Bismarck
Boise
Kuieka
Helena
Kamloops. B. C
North Head ....
Pocatello
Portland
Red Bluff
Roseburg
Sacramento
Salt Ijke City..
Kan Francisco . . .
Spokane
Seattle
Tatoosh Island
Walla Walla ...
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08' 4 S
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04 10 SW
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12 32 SW
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'Cloudy.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
During- the last twelve houra the barome
ter has fallen over the North Pacific States
and light rain has occurred along the Wash
ington Coast and in the lower portion of the
Willamette Valley. The changes In tem
perature since yesterday bave been small
and unimportant.
The indications are f-r ehowera Thursday
in Northwestern Oregon and Western Wash
ington and for generally fair weather in
the remainder of tbe district.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Thursday, show
ers. Southwesterly winds. .
Western Oregon Thursday. fair south:
showers north . portion. Southwesterly
winds.
Western Washington Thursday, showers.
Westerly winds.
Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and
Northern Iilaho Thursday, probably fair.
Southern Idaho Thursday, fair.
EDWARD A. BEALS.
District Forecaster. '
AMUSEMENTS.
SEAT - SALE - TOMMORRQW
HEILIG THEATER, 14th and Washington
AUSTIN 1N THE -mm
1 I VIRGINIAN
Direction Klrke I ghelle Company.
NOTABLE CAST OF PLAYERS.
THE DATE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
March 18, la. 10. Matinee Wednesday.
THE PRICE Evening: Entire lower floor,
SI: balcony, si.oo. 7.'.c; entire gallery, 50c.
Matinee: fl.00 to 20c
AMUSEMENTS.
HEILIG THEATER MfmT
14th and
Wash inc ton
Friday, Saturdav Night?. Snturday Matinee
CRKSTOX CLARKE
In the Problem-Oram
"THB RAGGED MKSENGER."
Evening prices Lower floor, 10 row,
ti rows, $1.00. Baicony, f 1.00, 75c, 50c.
Gallery, i.5c. U5c.
Matlne prlc-n SI.OO to 25c.
Seats selling at theaXr for engagement.
EMPIRE TH EATER
Phone Main II 7. Milton W. Seaman, Mgr.
Flaying Only Eastern Road Attractions.
Tonight All This Week Matinee Saturday
The Novel and Startling Melodrama
"LOST IN" NEW YORK."
Thrilling Plot and Realistic Scenery. The
Kind of Play Everyone Likes. Regular
Empire Prices.
Next Week "The King of Tramps." ,
THE STAR
The Allen Stock Company present
UNDER TWO FLAGS
Oulda'i Masterpiece.
Matinees Tuesdays, Thursdays. Saturdays
and Sundava at 3:30 P. M. : Pricea 10 and 20
cents. Every evening at S:15: prices 10. 20
and 34 cent's. Reserve seats by phone. Main
5416, for all performances.
AMUSEMENTS.
BAKER THEATER
Phone
Main 2.
GEO- U BAKER, General Manager.
Portland's Fashionable Popular-Price The
ater All Thi Week The Baker Theater
Stock Company in Hoyt'a
"A B1ACK SHEKP."
A scream of fun, music and laughter from
beginning to end. Every Hoyt farce imdii
better than the last. The ivise man buys
bis seats far fn advance at the Baker. Mat
inee Saturday.
Evenings i5c, 35c. 50c. Matlnee 13c. U3c
xt Week ''Shannon of the Sixth.'
The Grand
Vanderllle de Luxe
Kelly and Reno,
"The Men With
tbe Chairs."
O'Neill's Majestic Min
strels, Onetla, Folly
Ethel Hazel, Mitch
ell Love. Frank A
Louise Beverly, Harold
Hon. Grmndiscope.
T.TRlfl THEATER, Portland's Popular
Stock Hons. Every Afternoon and Evening:
This Week. Reorganized Lyric Stock Loin
pany in the Famous Pastoral Play
"THB PARISH PRIEST."
Reserved seats can now be secured in ad
vance from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. Daily
matinees at usual time. Evening perform
ances at 8:15. Saturday and Sunday eve
nings: First performance at 7:15.